Month: April 2010

Are you meeting the challenges of a 21st Century Education?

This publication presents the initial findings from a joint project between SSAT and NESTA in which groups of students identify some of the key challenges facing education in the 21st century, particularly in the context of a globalised economy, and how they think education should best respond to these.

The WELL (Whole Earth ‘Lectronic Link) is the world’s oldest virtual community. Howard Rheingold has found some BBC archive footage of one of the monthly parties that the community used to hold at the WELL offices. It’s a charming evocation of a vanished age. One of the nicest things about it is that Howard and Stewart Brand (one of the co-founders) are still going strong.

TitanPad lets people work on one document simultaneously
We are rescuing EtherPad for your use.

“How do we act as catalysts of change within our present circumstances?”

68 pages

"This research – which is part of a wider body of work supported by Becta to contribute to their 'Harnessing Technology’ strategy – will address the following questions: What factors support learners in successfully negotiating relationships between home and school learning; and how might digital technologies support learners, parents and teachers to mediate home-school relationships?"

What children learn at home makes a real difference to attainment. Lyndsay Grant from education research charity Futurelab discusses a new report into home-school relationships and digital technologies

A new study out today from the International Center for Media & the Public Agenda (ICMPA) at the University of Maryland, concludes that most college students are not just unwilling, but functionally unable to be without their media links to the world.

"How and why students use the internet – There’s some fascinating data in the latest Ofcom “UK Children’s media literacy” report, which gives an insight into the lives of children between the ages of 5 and 15."

Comprehanesive Mar 2010 report from OfCom: "This report is designed to give an accessible overview of media literacy among UK children and young people aged 5-15 and their parents/ carers (-1-). The purpose of this report is to support people working in this area to develop and promote media literacy among these groups. "

Facebook to announce raft of new child safety measures
Facebook executives have met with a prominent British child protection organisation this afternoon and are expected to announce a new raft of new safety measures imminently.

VirusTotal is a service that analyzes suspicious files and facilitates the quick detection of viruses, worms, trojans, and all kinds of malware detected by antivirus engines.

IP&T 286: Teaching with Technology will introduce you to hundreds of free software applications and digital resources for educational purposes.

WiZiQ is a web based education platform

Information leaflet for parents/guardians on the Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010.

Scotland Invests in a Powerful Learning Infrastructure

Charles Kerchner's view of what Glow is about: "At root, Glow is about changing how a generation of teachers approaches their work."